file
- file
- I UK [faɪl] / US
noun countable]
Word forms "file":
singular file
plural files
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1)
a) a set of papers, documents, or records that you keep because they contain information
The insurance company may want to check your medical files.
The company keeps personal files on all its employees.
The police file on this particular case has now been closed.
We have all your details on file.
b) computing a set of information on a computer
First, you have to create a new file.
I've forgotten the name of the file.
2) a metal tool used for making wood or metal smooth
3) a line of people walking or standing behind each other
4) a box or container in which papers are kept together
II UK [faɪl] / US
verb
Word forms "file":
present tense
I/you/we/they file
he/she/it files
present participle filing
past tense filed
past participle filed
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1) intransitive] if people file somewhere, they walk there in a line
The soldiers filed past the podium.
Students filed into the lecture hall.
2) transitive] to put a document into a container with other documents
Please file the invoices in chronological order.
Letters of complaint are filed under "problems".
3) file or file down
transitive] to rub something with a metal tool in order to make it smooth or to cut it
She sat quietly filing her nails.
They had somehow managed to file through the metal bars.
4)
a) transitive] to take official action, for example to make an official complaint
The family has filed a lawsuit against the company.
b) to send something official, for example a report to a newspaper
Phrasal verbs:
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file — file … Dictionnaire des rimes
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file — [ fil ] n. f. • av. 1464; de filer 1 ♦ Suite (de personnes, de choses) dont les éléments sont placés un par un et l un derrière l autre (à la différence du rang). File de gens. ⇒ colonne, procession. « Barca vit avancer un des miliciens, puis une … Encyclopédie Universelle
filé — file [ fil ] n. f. • av. 1464; de filer 1 ♦ Suite (de personnes, de choses) dont les éléments sont placés un par un et l un derrière l autre (à la différence du rang). File de gens. ⇒ colonne, procession. « Barca vit avancer un des miliciens,… … Encyclopédie Universelle
File — Aktuelle Version: 5.01 (30. April 2009) Betriebssystem: Multiplattform Kategorie: Remote Access Lizenz: GPL … Deutsch Wikipedia
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File — (f[imac]l), n. [F. file row (cf. Pr., Sp., Pg., & It. fila), LL. fila, fr. L. filum a thread. Cf. {Enfilade}, {Filament}, {Fillet}.] 1. An orderly succession; a line; a row; as: (a) (Mil.) A row of soldiers ranged one behind another; in… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
File — (f[imac]l), n. [AS. fe[ o]l; akin to D. viji, OHG. f[=i]la, f[=i]hala, G. feile, Sw. fil, Dan. fiil, cf. Icel. [thorn][=e]l, Russ. pila, and Skr. pi[,c] to cut out, adorn; perh. akin to E. paint.] 1. A steel instrument, having cutting ridges or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
File 13 — is a euphemism for the trash can. The phrase is especially used in the U.S. military, and is less common outside of the United States. In the United Kingdom, for instance, the expression round file or circular file is more common (in reference to … Wikipedia
File — has several meanings:* Filing cabinet * File (tool) * A nail file * Filing (legal) * Filing (manufacturing process) * File (formation) Military term for a single column of men one in front of the other. See also Rank (formation) * File (chess) *… … Wikipedia
